What are the basic procedures for trademark registration application?

 1. Registration preparation:

 1. Trademark search

Inquiry refers to a search conducted by a trademark registration applicant or its agent to see whether the trademark applied for is the same as or similar to the previously owned trademark before filing an application for registration. Although trademark search is not a necessary procedure for registering a trademark, this work can greatly reduce the risks of trademark registration and improve the success rate of trademark registration.

  2. Data preparation

 (1) To apply as a natural person, you need to present your ID card and submit a copy of the business license of individual industrial and commercial households, individual partnerships, etc.

Enterprise application must present a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" and a copy of the "Business License" signed and sealed by the issuing authority. A completed trademark registration application form stamped with the company's official seal and personal signature, etc.

 (2) 10 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 10 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted).

 2. Apply for registration

 1. Only individuals or groups meeting the following conditions can file trademark applications in my country:

Legally established enterprises, public institutions, social groups, individual industrial and commercial individuals, individual partnerships, or foreigners or foreign enterprises from countries that have signed agreements with China, participated in international treaties with China, and handled matters in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.

 2. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services:

  my country’s trademark law implements the International Classification of Goods. More than 10,000 kinds of goods and services are divided into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods and 11 categories of services. When applying for trademark registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the Goods and Services Classification Table.

  3. Determination of the trademark application date.

 3. Formal review

Formal examination is when the trademark registration authority examines whether there are any errors in the written documents of the trademark registration application and some formal requirements, such as the application form and the power of attorney.

 IV. Trademark review

 Trademark review is a series of activities conducted by the trademark registration authority to check whether a trademark registration application complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law, conduct data retrieval, analyze and compare, investigate and research, and decide to give preliminary approval or reject the application.

 5. Preliminary Examination Announcement

 Trademark approval refers to the decision to allow registration of a trademark registration application that complies with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after review. And be announced in the "Trademark Announcement".

 6. Registration Announcement

 The trademark registration applicant submits a registration application, and after review by the Trademark Office, a preliminary approval announcement is made. If no one raises an objection within three months or the objection is ruled to be untenable, the trademark will be registered and effective, protected by law, and the trademark registrant shall enjoy the exclusive right to the trademark.

7. Obtain the trademark registration certificate

˜Through Zhongxiruan’s agency, Zhongxiruan will send a “Trademark Registration Certificate” to the trademark registrant.

For trademark registration directly, the trademark registrant should go to the Trademark Office to obtain the trademark registration certificate within three months after receiving the "Notice of Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate".